Dolphin sightings off New Zealand's Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary (grey and black dots) clearly show that Hector's dolphins range far beyond the boundary of the protected area (blue line). The population is therefore exposed to both gillnetting and trawling across most of its range. Black dots: dolphin research sightings, grey dots: dolphin sighting by government fisheries observers (Adapted from Marine Sciences Department, University of Otago and Ministry of Primary Industries) CLICK map to enlarge

The New Zealand freedive team with Maui's dolphin team shirts at the 2013 AIDA freedive world championships in Greece. William Trubridge far right - September 2013
Photo: William Trubridge